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Expert: EU reactors can't take plane hitBerlin (UPI) Apr 19, 2011 Most European nations lack safety standards that would protect nuclear power plants from terrorist attacks involving aircraft, the head of Germany's reactor security commission said Tuesday. "A majority of countries have very low safety requirements for the scenario of a plane crashing into a reactor," Rudolf Wieland told the foreign press corps in Berlin. Wieland heads an independent reactor security commission that was appointed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to check all 17 nuclea ... read more |
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 Second day of violent protests over India atomic plant Mobs attacked a hospital and blocked a highway in western India on Tuesday in a second day of violent protests against a planned nuclear power plant, after a protester was shot dead a day earlier. ... more | .. |
Areva to set up treatment system at Japan plant French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday it will set up a system to treat radioactive water from a quake-hit Japanese power plant to allow power supplies and cooling systems to be repaired. ... more | .. |
Italy proposes halt to nuclear programme Italy on Tuesday proposed a halt to its plans for developing nuclear power, with the government saying it wanted to develop "a new national energy strategy" in the wake of the crisis in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Don't stigmatise nuclear evacuees, says Japan govt The Japanese government on Tuesday urged "heartless" people, local authorities and businesses not to discriminate against evacuees from the area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
Japan ex-official to quit TEPCO post A Japanese former bureaucrat will resign as an adviser to nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., the government said Tuesday, amid criticism of cozy ties between utilities and regulators. ... more | .. |
German nuclear village bucks trend Ever since the Japan nuclear crisis began last month, yellow and red badges saying "Atomkraft? Nein Danke" ("Nuclear Power? No Thanks") with a smiling sun are everywhere in Germany. ... more | .. |
 Robot readings in Japan nuke plant 'harsh' Remote-control robots at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have measured a "harsh environment" for humans to work in, officials said. ... more |
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  Clinton pledges reconstruction support U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged support for Japan's reconstruction after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami that killed up to 28,000 people. ... more | .. |
 Trauma and controversy: Chernobyl's health legacy Every year, Volodymyr Palkin spends at least two months in a Kiev hospital. He was one of hundreds of thousands of rescue workers sent to fight the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant and says his health has been permanently ruined by his work. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO president under fire from Japan lawmakers Japanese lawmakers on Monday grilled the president of the company at the centre of the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, demanding he take responsibility for the disaster. ... more | .. |
 25 years later, Chernobyl fallout still an eco-hazard Fallout from Chernobyl remains a poorly-investigated hazard for the environment a quarter of a century after the disaster, say experts. ... more |
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Europe worried but still divided on nuclear energy Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, Europe is still divided on the use of nuclear energy. But the Fukushima crisis stirred new fears that could slow down nuclear expansion. ... more | .. |
TEPCO to sell KDDI stake for nuclear payout: report Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) plans to sell its shares in telecom operator KDDI worth $2.2 billion to help fund compensation its the nuclear accident, a newspaper said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 April 26, 1:23 am: the minute Chernobyl shook the world It was the early hours of April 26, 1986 and operators at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet republic of Ukraine were to carry out an electrical power test at reactor number four. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear workers patrol Chernobyl's ruined reactor In the heart of Chernobyl, Ukrainian specialists regularly venture inside the concrete cover sheltering the ruined reactor to check its structure and radiation levels. ... more |
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 25 years after Chernobyl, Japan faces the 'unthinkable' When a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded in April 1986, Japan dismissed public concerns over the safety of its atomic facilities, saying a comparable disaster would be "unthinkable" there. ... more | .. |
 Studying life in the shadow of nuclear plants The girl's voice shook as she stood in front of some of the world's top scientists and told them "I am one of the statistics that you will be studying." ... more | .. |
 Chernobyl nightmare haunts world 25 years on The world next week remembers 25 years since the worst nuclear accident in history at Chernobyl, haunted by fears that the Japan earthquake has shown again the risk of atomic power sparking apocalypse. ... more | .. |
  Tourists a rare but welcome sight in quake-hit Japan Foreign tourists remain a rare sight more than a month after Japan suffered the most powerful earthquake in its history, as the nation grapples with power cuts and radiation leaks from a nuclear power plant. ... more |
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Japan's TEPCO pours radiation-absorbing mineral in sea The Japanese operator of a stricken nuclear plant said Saturday it has started dumping a mineral into the sea that absorbs radioactive substances, aiming to slow down contamination of the ocean. ... more | .. |
'Uprated' U.S. nuclear plants stir debate A debate has begun as the U.S. nuclear industry turns up the power on old reactors, creating worry over the safety of pushing aging equipment beyond its limits. ... more | .. |
TEPCO president under fire from Japan lawmakers Japanese lawmakers on Monday grilled the president of the company at the centre of the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, demanding he take responsibility for the disaster. ... more | .. |
Indian police kill protester in anti-nuclear demo Indian police opened fire on hundreds of protesters - killing one - at a demonstration against the proposed construction of a nuclear power station, police and the government said Monday. ... more |
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 Fukushima Cold In 9 Months; Robots To Explore Reactors The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant said Sunday it will send two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building damaged by a hydrogen explosion to gauge radiation and temperature levels. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear still main alternative to oil: ex-IAEA chief The former head of UN atomic agency voiced confidence Sunday in nuclear energy as the only real alternative to oil despite a potential "setback" in the sector due to Japan's current disaster. ... more | .. |
 'Life is good" in shadow of California atomic plant Year-round sunshine, beautiful beaches, a dream lifestyle: for residents near California's San Onofre atomic power plant, Japan's nuclear crisis seems a world away. ... more | .. |
Chernobyl survivor still backs nuclear energy It happened a quarter of a century ago but Sergei Belyakov still remembers vividly how much he suffered from high radiation exposure after the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown. ... more |
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 India vows to improve atomic safety India should ramp up safety mechanisms at its existing and planned nuclear power plants in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday. ... more | .. |
German nuclear exit 'would cost up to EUR2 bn': minister German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said Friday that a switch from nuclear power to alternative forms of energy could cost Europe's top economy up to two billion euros ($2.9 billion) per year. ... more | .. |
Russia talks up nuclear energy after Japan crisis Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan should not hinder the development of atomic energy, amid global concerns over the safety of nuclear facilities. ... more | .. |
TEPCO's bumbling president: a very Japanese leader A gruelling press conference by the president of the company at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl provoked howls of frustration from journalists well used to the opaque corporate culture of Japan. ... more |
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